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This year
macosxvirtualserialport - Project Hosting on Google Code
Do you want to test your next Mac OS X-to-Arduino project without always having the Arduino available? Do you want to test you cool Processing application when your mate hasn't finished writing the Arduino sketch? Do you want to do test driven development of your Mac OS X based application without dependency on your microcontroller? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then VirtualSerialPortApp is for you!
The Coffee machine on Twitter - flash and physical computing
This is an overview of the hardware/software/services I used:
Sensor > Arduino > Processing > PHP > Twitter
A LDR (light dependent resistor) is glued on the on/off led of the coffeemachine. When the coffeemachine is switched on the led turns on, the ldr detects this light. This LDR is connected to an Arduino microcontroller, Processing reads the value from the Arduino using Firmata and Processing sends this to a php file which will send it to Twitter.
Arduino Forum - Arduino-Python bridge
Here is a Python library that I cooked up to replace Firmata/Pyduino, which I could not get working with my Diecimila. The library is based on the Simple Message System protocol, an Arduino library intended to facilitate simple i/o control between computer and microcontroller (it can be found here: http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/SimpleMessageSystem). My Python library is pretty self-explanatory (just make sure you have the SMS example sketch loaded on your Arduino)
Sponsorised links
2008
Arduino
2007
2006
Hunting for Bugs in Real-World Applications...More Than a Child's Game
Spark Fun Electronics
Programming Robot Controllers
eyeWyre Simulation Studio
HRI - Hardware Recycling Initiative
uClinux -- Embedded Linux/Microcontroller Project - uCsimm
